Guided Walks - Oscar Scherer State Park, 4th Thursdays
2025-02-27 08:30 - 10:30, 2025-03-27 08:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, 34229, United States
There is a fee to enter park.
Meet Cynthia Huesman (email Cynthia) and Rob Gonzalez at Lake Osprey Nature Center. Strive to find the endangered Florida Scrub Jay and other resident birds as we take a 1.5 mile walk on sandy trails, mainly in the sun.
Restrooms at the Nature Center

Celery Fields Walks - First Saturdays
2025-03-01 09:00 - 11:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Kylie Wilson (941-266-5407, email) meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd. Explore birds around the property.

Purple Martins
2025-03-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-03-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-03-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-03-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-03-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-03-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-03-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-03-27 10:00 - 11:00 and 3 more dates | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Purple Martins -Thursdays and Sundays—March and April at 10 or 11am. Join us when we take down the houses to count eggs and baby birds and do nest maintenance. (Weather dependent) Questions? Call the Nature Center at 941-312-6533 for exact times.

Celery Fields Walks - First Mondays
2025-03-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Margi Haas (email) and Mary Alice Curtiss meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd. Explore birds in the gardens and Palmer boardwalk.

Celery Fields Walks - First Thursdays
2025-03-06 08:00 - 10:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Lynn Jakubowicz (email) meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd.
Explore birds in the gardens and Palmer Boardwalk.

Guided Walks - Beginning Birder Siesta Key Shorebirds
2025-03-07 08:00 - 10:00 | Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Road, Siesta Key, FL, 34231, United States
Peter Brown (207-994-9885) and Helen King will meet you at the Pavilion with the American flag on the right as you enter the main parking lot. We will learn to identify gulls, terns, and sandpipers during a 1.5 mile walk on sand with sun. Restrooms are available.

Florida Native Plants Workshop
2025-03-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
January 11, February 8, March 8, April 12. at 9 am. Native Plant Landscape Designer and Eco Artist Pam Callender will teach us why native plant gardening is so vital to our local landscape and how everyone can incorporate natives into their yards.

Celery Fields Walks - Second Mondays
2025-03-10 08:00 - 10:00 | Celery Fields, 6893 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Peter Brown (207-994-9885) and Mary Alice Curtiss meet at Raymond Rd BoardwalkExplore the boardwalk and surrounding wetlands.
Parking on side of road.
Port-a-potty on site.

Monthly Meeting - Jared Del Rosso
2025-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – Register to attend the zoom meeting
Jared Del Rosso, birder, and sociologist, talks about Whip-poor-wills, the subject of his upcoming book, and about other nightjars, Common Nighthawks and Chuck-will’s Widows.

Members Meet and Greet
2025-03-19 14:00 - 15:30 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Members Meet and Greet – A way for our members to see each other face to face! Meet your board members and enjoy a short presentation by a local environmentalist. Light refreshments. November 20, January 15, March 19; 2-3:30 pm in the Nature Center.

Panama Birding Trip 2026 - Info Session
2025-03-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
Spend time birding in two distinct regions—the tropical rainforests bordering the Panama Canal, and the midlands and highlands of Chiriquí Province in western Panama—for the chance to see a multitude of species at varying elevations. On this 8-day adventure, join SAS Board Member, Aaron Virgin, an acclaimed ecotourism birding leader, as you explore public and private reserves, visit noteworthy birding hotspots, witness the Panama Canal’s Miraflores Locks in action, and spend eight days immersed in the country’s inviting culture and natural landscapes.

Celery Fields Walks - Third Thursdays
2025-03-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States

Celery Fields Walks - Fourth Saturdays
2025-03-22 08:00 - 10:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Peter Brown (207-994-9885) and Evelyn MacQueen. Meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd.
Explore birds in the garden and Palmer Boardwalk.

Nature Journaling Workshop with Jenny Cherry
2025-03-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240
This workshop with local artist Jenny Cherry takes place on the covered patio at the Sarasota Audubon Nature Center.
After an introduction to nature journaling and a brief demo on how to draw and mix color. We will choose a spot around the Nature Center, work independently for about an hour, then congregate, discuss and share our journals and discoveries.
Jenny Cherry was a featured artist at the Nature Center in May 2023. She is a graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design and an avid illustrator of portraits and landscapes.
This event is Sold OUT

Carefree Learner - March 25, 2025 - SOLD OUT
2025-03-25 11:15 - 13:15 | Marina Jack Boat Docks, 2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
Boat tours to Robert Bay Rookery on the Carefree Learner. See hundreds of nesting herons, egrets, spoonbills and more. The boat is near downtown Sarasota, south of Marina Jack’s restaurant. Take Ringling Blvd., off 41/Tamiami Trail, toward the water and into the parking lot. Our boat, the Carefree Learner, is docked next to La Barge, the big boat with mermaids and palm trees. This is near O’Leary’s Tiki Bar and Grill. There is a public restroom next to O’Leary’s. There are no facilities on the boat!
Reservations are required for this event. Please click here to register. This Event is SOLD OUT

Guided Walks - Jean Blackburn's Gardens & Feeders
2025-03-26 09:00 - 12:00 | Jean Blackburn’s Garden, 700 Myakka Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
A renowned local artist, Jean Blackburn has developed a bird/butterfly friendly yard over the past 32 years. Walk the property and see the gardens and feeders. Mainly shade. Restroom.
From Myakka Road, turn West onto Myakka Road where Florida Native Plants Nursery is located (note that Myakka Road continues North-South, but you will turn on the Myakka Road that goes West, past Florida Native Plants Nursery). Travel to the end of the road. At the end, bear left onto the sand road. See address below.

Celery Fields Walks - Fourth Thursdays
2025-03-27 08:00 - 10:00 | Celery Fields, 6893 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Kathryn Young (email) meet at Raymond Rd Boardwalk.
Join Kathryn and other guest trip leaders to learn how to find birds by song, calls, ID, and habitats.
Parking on side of road.
Port-a-potty on site.

Beach Nesting Monitoring Workshop
2025-04-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Saturday, April 5th at 9 am. $5 donation. Join Kylie Wilson who will explain why we monitor for shorebirds and what you can do to help make their nesting season successful.

Celery Fields Walks - First Saturdays
2025-04-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Mary Alice Curtiss. Meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd. Explore birds around the property.
